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BA in K-8 General Elementary Teaching Certification Program at Lewiston-Auburn College (Arts and Humanities Concentration)
This innovative program is available to students majoring in Arts & Humanities or Natural & Applied Sciences. Upon successful completion of this 120 credit hour program students earn their bachelor's degree as well as certification to teach K-8 General Elementary in the State of Maine. For more information on the K-8 Natural and Applied Sciences track consult that portion of this catalog.
Arts & Humanities/K-8 General Elementary
| Education Courses: 34 credit hours | |
| LAE 200 Education in the U.S. | 4 |
| LAE 320 Applied Skills | 4 |
| LAE 480 Portfolio Seminar | 3 |
| LAE 490 Student Teaching | 9 |
| LAE XXX Planning and Assessment | 3 |
| LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Reading | 3 |
| LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Math | 3 |
| LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| LAE XXX Methods of Teaching Social Studies | 3 |
| LAE XXX Teaching Language Arts | 3 |
| MAT 242 Applied Problem Solving | 3 |
| SBS 200 Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| SED 335 Teaching Children with Exceptional Needs | 3 |
| Lewiston Common Core: 27-28 credit hours | |
| LCC 110/111 College Writing | 3-4 |
| LCC 130 Biology of Human Health | 4 |
| or LCC 230 Environmental Science | |
| LCC 150 Statistics for Informed Decisions | 3 |
| LCC 200 Creative Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| LCC 220 U.S. Democracy | 3 |
| or LCC 320 Sustaining Democracy | |
| LCC 250 Thinking About the Arts | 3 |
| LCC 350 Global Past and Present | 3 |
| LCC 370 Toward Global Ethics | 4 |
| HUM Electives: 21 credit hours | |
| 15 credit hours must be at 300 level or higher. | |
| English Content Electives: 3 credit hours | |
| Any course that meets State of Maine English content requirements. If 3 credits of HUM electives meet English content requirements then this course may be replaced with a general elective. | |
| Science Content Elective: 3 credit hours | |
| Any course that meets State of Maine Science content requirements. Recommended course isSCI 150 Physics and Biomechanics. | |
| General Electives: 18-19 credit hours |
Program also requires the successful passing of all relevant Praxis I and II exams.
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